Whatever happened to chain suck?
Thinking back to my early cycling days. I remember buying my first mountain bike, a Raleigh blue ridge or something.
Had it a few days before the dreaded chain suck dragged the chain onto the chain stay and tried to eat it. Same thing happened to my first roadbike.
Haven't had this happen for over twenty years now. Were bikes just crap quality back then or have I just been lucky of late?
Had it a few days before the dreaded chain suck dragged the chain onto the chain stay and tried to eat it. Same thing happened to my first roadbike.
Haven't had this happen for over twenty years now. Were bikes just crap quality back then or have I just been lucky of late?
argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
Rose pro sl disc
Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
Rose pro sl disc
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where do I start
the main changes are the chain in profile of chaining, they have shift pins and cutaways that do not increase the chance of Chain Suck (CS) in the old days the were just stuck on anywhere
although cassettes are getting bigger (10 - 11 sp?) people tend to run a 2 ring set up, again the chain line is not at the extreme for CS
people have learnt not to drop on to the granny ring half way up a steep climb and expect the gears to actually change
main spring tension on rear mechs is far greater than it was 20 years ago
bike chains are way better than they were 20 years ago, as with the rest of the drive chain modern computer design has helped iron out issues, 10 speed chains are certainly very flexable
short cage front mechs are no longer for sale they probably caused some of the issues
but most carbon frames and some alloy (like my mates tomac) still have
protection plates down behind the granny ring just in case, so it must still happen,
but what those people have done to their drive train to cause it feck knows,
but I bet they sprint uphill and change down gears, then wonder what has happened...........
i could go on...........0 -
Get yourself a worn drivetrain and you ll find it again, alternatively by a Middleburn chainring and ride it for 30 seconds - that ll wear it out and you ll get some.
More common on MTB's as they wear much faster, and often more unevenly...We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
- @ddraver0